It remains to be seen how the Arizona Diamondbacks could re-sign J.D. Martinez, even though it appears only the Boston Red Sox remain a challenger to sign the free agent outfielder.

But even those most involved in Martinez’s stalled free agency wonder if Arizona can find a way to make it work.

According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, Martinez’s agent, Scott Boras, has remained in contact with the D-backs. Twice, he has met with team owner Ken Kendrick, most recently in the past week.

Scott Boras met with #DBacks owner Ken Kendrick on J.D. Martinez within past week, sources tell The Athletic. Two sides fond of each other, but still real question on whether they can find common ground on deal. Boras, Kendrick also met earlier this off-season, per @JonHeyman.

The market hasn’t come close to matching that price tag, but the Red Sox’s offer of more than $100 million over five years is well above what the D-backs can offer, assuming they don’t make any significant deals to free up spending money.

Where Arizona finds a way to bring Martinez back remains unclear.

But as the process drags on, what’s not unclear is that Martinez — and even his high-profile agent well-known for getting his clients huge deals — remain interested in a reunion with the Diamondbacks.